Behavioral Health Clinician
About The Position
This position is responsible for meeting patient care needs by collaborating with appropriate guardians and community agencies. The Behavioral Health Clinician will assess patients' problems, needs, and level of functioning, and write appropriate treatment plans according to patient diagnosis, age, and clinical presentation. They will provide various treatment modalities and theoretical applications based on current clinical standards, assisting individuals, groups, and families through the counseling relationship. This role involves evaluating and treating mental disorders and other conditions using psychotherapeutic techniques and human development principles, establishing and conducting appropriate interventions/treatment, and writing appropriate discharge plans. The clinician will also provide patient care according to established policies/procedures and professional standards, design, plan, and implement effective patient education, develop, implement, and evaluate patient care according to identified needs, and manage clients in crisis. Accurate and consistent documentation of patient care/response in the medical record is essential, as is presenting cases in clinical team meetings and completing all documentation within facility-established timeframes. Coordination of discharge planning and plan of care with the next provider is also a key responsibility.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in a relevant human services field such as Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy from an accredited school of graduate education required.
- Must be issued an associate licensure and/or certification from the appropriate governing board in the state in which one works within 6 months of employment.
- Successful completion of CPI and CPR training required within 90 days of hire.
- Must have good therapeutic communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Clinical experience preferred.
- Case management experience with the Serious and Persistent Mental Illness population and/or experience working with substance abuse preferred.
Responsibilities
- Utilizes resources to meet patient care needs by collaborating with appropriate guardians and community agencies.
- Assesses patients' problems, needs, and level of functioning.
- Writes appropriate treatment plans according to patient diagnosis, age, and clinical presentation.
- Provides various treatment modalities and theoretical applications based on current clinical standards.
- Assists individual, groups, and families through the counseling relationship; evaluates and treats mental disorders and other conditions through the use of a combination of psychotherapeutic techniques and human development principles.
- Establishes and conducts appropriate interventions/treatment.
- Writes appropriate discharge plans based on individual needs of client and follows through with termination process.
- Provides patient care according to established policies/procedures and professional standards of care.
- Designs, plans, and implements effective patient education.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates patient care according to identified needs and manager clients in crisis.
- Provides accurate and consistent documentation of patient care/response in the medical record.
- Presents cases in clinical team meetings in a clear, concise, and clinically relevant manner.
- Completes all documentation within facility-established timeframes.
- Coordinates discharge planning and plan of care with next provider.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
